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More Photo How-To Articles


Discover the wide range of photography techniques and how-tos in this varied selection of articles. You'll find tips on photography gear and travel, plus shooting techniques and solutions to common problems.


Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Shoot For The Stars

Good Night Sky • When The World Is Flat • Staking A Clamp Or Plamp

Lately I've seen a number of interesting images of the night sky showing a silhouetted foreground and the Milky Way.

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Transmit Image Files

An Eye-Fi card and your tablet make an ideal field combination

Occasionally, a solution comes along that's the perfect fix for a problem I thought I'd always just have to deal with.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

AF Fine-Tuning

Make micro adjustments to your focusing system to get your sharpest shots

Cameras and lenses are both precision instruments, and today's AF systems are the best we've ever seen.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Geotagging

Use your GPS as a comprehensive location scout and to share images with others

You don't need a camera with a built-in GPS to geotag your images although such devices make it simpler since they do it automatically as you shoot.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Sweep Panorama

Go wide, young man

The Fuji 617G was a favorite camera for a relatively small group of photographers who wanted to make panorama images with maximum possible quality.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Prepare For A Photo Expedition

Tom Bol offers his insight on how to get ready when you’re going to be out for more than just a day hike

"ONE MORE STEP." This mantra is bouncing around in my brain as my body tries to follow suit.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Be There! With GPS And TOPO Maps

Scout locations from home to find your best vistas

In our hectic day-to-day lives, we carve out the time to pursue our common passion: nature photography.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

How To Set The Black Point

Your prints will have improved contrast and vibrancy when you follow these steps

Ansel Adams wrote extensively about the importance of blacks in a print in his classic book, The Print.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Auto Levels

The oft-maligned, one-click solution can be your best friend for making an image look good

If you get a group of photographers into a room and you want to start a fight, bring up the notion of “auto” anything in Photoshop.

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